P
PrinceofDarkness
I accept your correction, 'bernard' to your former post, where you implied that the supply neutral is sometimes connected to the star link of a motor terminal block. You could have expressed it better though, thereby avoiding the need or such correction.
There could be any number of reasons for a starter to have a neutral connection. BAS has mentioned at least one.
Someone else has mentioned thermistor protection as a reason for the need for a neutral, but even this is 'non-starter', because imbedded thermistors have to be connected via their own control circuit which doesn't necessarily require a phase & neutral - and which wouldn't generally be found within a bog-standard DOL starter enclosure.
Lucia.
There could be any number of reasons for a starter to have a neutral connection. BAS has mentioned at least one.
Someone else has mentioned thermistor protection as a reason for the need for a neutral, but even this is 'non-starter', because imbedded thermistors have to be connected via their own control circuit which doesn't necessarily require a phase & neutral - and which wouldn't generally be found within a bog-standard DOL starter enclosure.
Lucia.